Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-02
VALIANT VETERANS.
pIcKIrr's MHE EN ROUTE TO egrrYs.
BURG BATTLEFIELD.
Lee Camp Preparing for the Reception
Of the Lynn (nass)
@. A. 3. Post.

A pumber OF the survivors OF Picketts
division who will go TO Gettysburg this
morning as guests OF the Philadelphia
Brigade Association held banquet at
Murpby's Hotel last night. Colonel Il. p.
Reeve presided and made brief address,
which was appropriately responded to by
Colonel W. X. Aylett. AT late hour the
company dispersed.
The Pickett men will leave here this
morning at 8 O'Clock on special train.
Fully $50 will go. The Norfolk men will
90 by Bay. Line steamer 10 Baltimore, and
thence by rail to Gettysburg.
Among the people who are here from
Farmville and will go 10 Gettysburg are
r. A. Booker, inspector OF Randolph ware
house; II. NJ. Burton. OF the Town Coun-
ell Il. A. Blanton; X. ID. Miller. town SER
geant; A. W. Drumellar; John A. Scott;
III, A. Paulett and wife; X. Ii. Berke-
lev, Commonwealth attorney; .. +.
Wicker, town treasurer, and sister;
C.. NJ. Walker, commission merchant;
and Major +. Armstrong. Colonel VII.
liam X. Aylett, Of King william, OF
the Fiity-thlrd Virginia infantry; A.
R, Green, treasurer OF Halifax county;
Major II. A. Edmonds0u, OF the Fifty.
third Virginia infantry; Mr. V. Wrenu, 0f
Smthfeld; and MIR. j. Il. Leatb, OF Burke
vile, will also be IN the party. Colonel
Ii. Coslter Cabell, of this city, who COM
manded several batteries Of artillery at
Gettysburg during the war, is also going.
ReceptiOn OF the Massachusetts
veterans.
II. r. Lee Camp, No. |, Confederate
| Veterans, had largely.atte meeting
| last night, and arranged the following pro-
| grailme Of reception OF Post No. J, GraUd
| Army OF the Republic, Lynn, Mass, July
| Alb, 9Th, and 6th.
| Comrades OF Lee Camp with their drum
corps, Phil. Kearny Post, and military
escort, consisting OF First Virginia regi-
ment, Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
| HOwilZers, and stuart Horse Guard, will
assemble OF the First Regiment Armory on
| the Fourth Of July at =. NJ, and report
| TO General c. J. Anderson, who will form
| the line Of march and proceed 10 the
| Chesapeake and Ohio depot and receive
and escort Post ,, Grand Army Of the Re
| public, OF Lynn, Mass, along Nineteenth
| street to Main, up Main TO Seventh, up
| seventh 10 sanger Hall. where they will
| be received by the Mayor OF the city, par
| take OF refreshments. and be escorted to
their quarters at Ford's Hotel.
| A detachment OF Company Il, First Vr.
einia regiment, will have charge OF the
| fireworks on this occasion.
ON the morning OF July 5th Tuesday
comrades OF Lee Camp will assemble at
their ball at 0 A. NJ. and proceed to FOrds
| Hotel, " here cOnveyances will be in retii-
| ness to convey their guests 10 The principal
| points Of interest in and around the city NJ
| Richmond, arriving at the Soldiers Home
at II NJ.
The comrades Of Lee Camp viii assemble
at the ArmOry at p. VI. on the 5th and
| escort their guests 10 singer Hall, where
| a banquet will be given them.
| On The morning % July 9Th comrades of
} Lee Camp will assemble at Ford's Hotel a.
| & o'clock and escort thor guests to tho
| Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
| deuOt. whore they will biG them Goodbye.
| BY order Of the Reception Committee.
THos. A BRANDER (ch'm'nl
| JOHN MURPHY,
j. X. MOLLOY,
.JOHN MAXWELL,
| CTS. T.. DELARCE.
b. ID. CORE,
Secretary Banquet Committee.
RECEPTION COMMITTEES.
The following are the reception COM
| mittoes:
Reception and Banquet Committee: T.
| 4. Brander (chaIrman), j. X. MOlloy, John
| Maxwell, Gus. l.. Delarue, John Murphy.
Tran. .poration Committee: George q.
| Mountcastle (cbairmauA james McGrSu,
B. NJ. Badkins, Joseph B. Mckenney.
Finance Committee: Smith Redford
| chairman, q. Il. George, j. WoOliOlk,
Polk Miller. j. Fooie johnson, j. II. Ci-
pcrs, A. l.. Phillips, B. M. Bach kins, Gus.
| l.. Dcaruc, Alexander Archer.
Military Committee: General c. j. An
| dersOn.
Reception Of the Ladies: J. W. White
| (chairmaD( W =. smith, Il. II. Crump,
! Thomas BoWles, and Tboma, ;. RiddIck.
Major y. Y. RANDOLPH,
Chaifman.
J. Taylor Stratton, Secretary.